Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-08-15

hundred and seven books and pamphlets
against MethOdlsm. Did intolerance stop
that church No; il Is either first or sec
ond amid the denominations Ol Chri>trn-
,lom, her missionary stations IN all parts of
the world. her men not only important in
religious trusts. but tmpor'autalSo IN srru-
lar trusts. Church matching on, the more
intolerance against it the ia$tcrIt marched.
What did intolerance accomplish against
the BAPTIST Chnich? Ii
LAUGHING SruEN AND TIRAnE
could have destroyed the church il would
not have to-day a disciple left
The Btprisl~ were hurled out ot Boston
in uldrn tunes. Those who syunpathlzrd
with them were confined, and when q pctl-
ton w.us offered asking lcnieury in their
behalf, all the men who signed it were in
dictrd. Has intolerance stopped the Hap-
list Church? Tn" last statistics in regard
to It showed about thirty thousand
churches and two ana half million COM
municants. Intolerance never put down
ANYTHING.
In England law was made against the
Jew England thrust back tn" Jew and
thrust down the jew. and declared that no
jew should hold official position What
came uf it? Were th" Jews destroyed
Was their religion overlhrown: No. Who
became Prime Minister at Eugland years
ago. Who WAS next to the throne? Who
WIS higher than the thrnnc h,rau.r he was
counselor and adviser: lhc descendant "r
4 jew. What were we celebrating IN all
our churcGrr is we'll ~ SyuaGo"IrS few
years aga: The one hundrrdDn birthday
anniversary OF Mont"tiorc, the great Jew
i>h philanrhropi~t. Intolerance never yet
put down anything
ILL., hut now, my friends, having
shown Nou the origin III blyptGy or s"r'a-
rianism, and having shown You the dam
ace it dnrS, ! want briefly t0 show you
how We are 10 war against this terrible
evil, and think we ought 10 begin our
war by realizing our uNu weakness and
our impulrrtlonS. If wr make :" many
mistakes in the common ailnr~ "t life. l.
il not possible that We may make mistakes
in regard to our religious affairs. Shall
We
IrAEE \ MAN EY rnr THROAT,
or by the collar, hrrlu,c ne cannot sec Tr
li"Iuus truth jus; a- Won do In The hight
Of eternity IT viii be- found out. / think.
there wa, something WONG in nN our
rrrrds, aud snmr,Anr Ii"ht in all nur
u,,cds Rut ,inrr vi. nav make mistakes
IN regard l., things of the world do not let
H. hr rgoti~'ir and 80 pulird nj as +" have
m idea tht wrr:wu0l make any mistakes
in rc,urd to religion, theories. And then
| think wr viii lp a Great deal Ia OYER.
throw the srrt.uiinl-m from our hrtrt. aul
the ~rr,,ri:uIsm from th. world. hy chiefly
rnlaraIns rpon those thing, IN which wr
.,rrr rather than upnu rhu.r nu which wr
luf..r.
Now. hrrc is a great Gospel platform \
mtu CONES M uu this side at the platform
ami says II don't believe IN baby sphinx
linz" Shall shove him oil? ktI,rc Is
mau comiugup "m this side at the platform
and hr saws. Il don't believe IN thcp,r,ry-
.r,ur, .f lin. saints Shall shove him
Oh, 10. / will say. do vou h.licrr ~
rh. Lord Jesus g4 your SI,in.p do Won
t,u-I HIM iur ;im, and Tor c'rIuity,'
He saws. We DO yuu take Cgu~t
tur time and iurctcmitvs' eyes, IsIy.
Game nu, brother uur in um" and one
IN eternity; brother now. hTuriur forever
Elessei hr Cod for q 'iusprl platform "a"
idr2" thlt al VITO receive Christ may
stand on IT,
| ihjnk We m,,y overthrow the sever"
ScrtarianI~m nd h"nIrE IN "ur hearts.
and IN the church also, by realizing that
yirIJ,.d nohI,. u..fitu,io,,. and nohg.. rnr,
There Is uotb,uu that sn .tirs my .ouI 4.